FICTION

LIGHTNING by Dean R. Koontz (Berkley: $4.95). Laura is serendipitously rescued by a benefactor who casts a malevolent shadow.

DALVA by Jim Harrison (Washington Square Press: $7.95). Forty-five-year-old Dalva Northridge’s fate rests on her family’s heritage and the son she gave up for adoption.

2061: Odyssey Three by Arthur C. Clarke (Del Rey: $4.95). Sequel to “2010” and a continuation of Clarke’s successful vision of the 21st Century.

THE TAMING by Jude Deveraux (Pocket: $4.50). First in a trilogy of stories about 15th-Century romance.

FOLKTALES OF INDIA, edited by E. F. Beck, Peter J. Claus, Praphulladatta Goswami, Jawaharlal Handoo (University of Chicago: $12.95). Ninety-nine previously unavailable tales involving family relationships accompanied by historic, cultural, and social notes.

NONFICTION

A PLACE OF THEIR OWN: Creating the Deaf Community in America by John Vickrey Van Cleve and Barry A. Crouch (Gallandet: $14.95). Historic study of deaf people’s determination to mainstream into society.

ELEPHANT MEMORIES: Thirteen Years in the Life of an Elephant Family by Cynthia Moss (Columbine: $10.95). Moss literally resides with elephants and reports on their multifaceted lives.

MY FATHER’S HOUSE: A Memoir of Incest and of Healing by Sylvia Fraser (Perennial: $8.95). Autobiography of a woman who has recovered from abuse reportedly inflicted on one of four American women.

POISONED BLOOD by Philip E. Ginsburg (Warner: $4.95). Marie Hilley avoids prosecution for the murders of four family members until she attempts to injure her second husband.

SELF-HELP / REFERENCE

AMERICA’S LOWEST COST COLLEGES by Nicholas A. Roes (Brandon: $8.95). Indexes names, addresses, telephone numbers and majors of colleges all with tuitions under $2,000.

LIFE AFTER HARRY: My Adventures in Widowhood by Virginia Graham (Dell: $7.95). Graham recounts the loss of her husband and the resumption of a complete, merry life.

THE RIGHT DOSE: How to Take Vitamins and Minerals Safely by Patricia Hausman (Ballantine: $5.95). Comprehensive resource describing the purpose of supplements, proper amounts and how they interact.